Global Cineastes, Appointed Juries for the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival

The 23rd Jeonju IFF appointed 14 jury members for the NETPAC Award and the competition sections, consisting of leading domestic and foreign cineastes, including directors, actors, and programmers of various nationalities.First, the judges of the International ...

Missing Yoon & DROWN of KAFA, Invited to the Competition at the Jeonju IFF

The graduation films of the Feature Film Programs at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) have been invited to the international film festivals one after another. The 14th graduation films of KAFA, Missing Yoon and DROWN have officially been invited to the c...

Aloners, the Grand Prize Winner at the 17th Osaka Asian Film Festival

Award-winning news of the film <Aloners> at film festivals continues. Director Hong Sungeun's <Aloners> won the Grand Prize (the Best Picture) at the 17th Osaka Asian Film Festival, which closed on March 20, 2022.The film <Aloners>, depic...

ALONERS and THE GIRL ON A BULLDOZER to Compete as Osaka Asian Film Festival

The Girl on a Bulldozer (2021)Nine Korean films have been invited to screen at this year’s 17th edition of the Osaka Asian Film Festival. Two of them, Hong Sungeun’s Aloners (2021) and Park Riwoong’s The Girl on a Bulldozer (2021), will take part in the event’...

ALONERS Competing for Cyclo d’Or at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema

Hong Sungeun’s debut film Aloners is competing for the Cyclo d’Or at this year’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in their Narrative Competition. It is the first Korean film to be invited to Vesoul’s main competition since Sub-zero Wind (2018...

ALONERS Invited to Göteborg Film Festival

Hong Sungeun’s acclaimed debut film Aloners (2021) has been invited to the upcoming 45th Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden. Also on the program is the Thailand-Singapore-South Korea co-produced short film New Abnormal.Aloners, a project from the graduate featur...

Korean Academy of Film Arts’ The Apartment with Two Women, Officially Invited to the Berlin International Film Festival

The film <The Apartment with Two Women> has been officially invited to the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), which will be held in February 2022. The film is a graduation work from Korean Academy of Film Arts...

Gong Seungyeon Picks Up Best Actress Award in Torino

Aloners (2021)Gong Seungyeon has earned the Best Actress Award at this year’s Torino International Film Festival for her leading role in Hong Sungeun’s indie film Aloners.Gong, who has been active in small roles since 2012, has seen her star rise in recent yea...

Kim Seohyung to Lead KAFA Feature GREENHOUSE

The Villainess (2017) and Mine actress Kim Seohyung is set to appear in the upcoming Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) project Greenhouse (translated title) in a leading role. From debut director Lee Seolhee, the film is part of the 15th class of feature KAFA...

ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Tops Blue Dragon Film Awards with 6 Wins

Ryoo Seungwan’s action-drama Escape from Mogadishu came away as the big winner of this year’s 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards. The box office hit picked up six awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Ryoo.It was Ryoo’s third Best Director win at the awa...